Samo Jeranko

Biography

Samo has been a passionate swimmer and freediver from an early age. Soon after he stopped competitive swimming, freediving became not only his number one activity, but also a way of life.

Since 2008, Samo has set a world record in 16 x 50m speed apnea, won a silver and bronze medal at the AIDA depth and pool World Championships with a dive to 108m and an 8min 8s breathold and set 15 Slovenian national records.

Besides being a professional athlete, Samo has always enjoyed sharing his knowledge with others. He has been teaching freediving since 2010, and in 2017 he joined SSI’s educational system.